Volkswagen says it sold over 8 million vehicles in 2011January 9, 2012 - 12:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - German automaker Volkswagen AG says it saw sales of more than 8 million vehicles last year, putting it ahead of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. Germany's dapd news agency cited Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn on Monday, Jan 9, as saying in Detroit that VW had delivered 8.156 million vehicles in 2011, a 14 percent rise over the previous year. Toyota has reported sales of 7.9 million vehicles in 2011, while General Motors Co. has not yet reported. However, it is expected to have sold some 9 million based on projections from the first three quarters. Winterkorn is holding a press conference later in the day at the Detroit Auto Show to release full figures, The Associated Press reported. Volkswagen's brands include Audi, Skoda and Seat. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |